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all photos copyright@Rita Mendes-Flohr 2005-2008 - all originals in my possession. contact information: ritme4@gmail.com

  • My photos of my second trip to the Western Desert in Egypt in January 2007- this time, a much longer trip - from the desert oases of Farafra (with hot springs) and Dahla (ancient city or kasr), past meteorite craters to Uweinat mo…
  • The Valley of the Whales, Farafra Oasis, the White Desert, Dahla Kasr, mudlake with yardangs, meteorite craters, the Great Sand Sea and the Western side of the White Desert
  • REFLECTIONS ON SWIMMING IN THE DESERT a Journey into the Western Desert of Egypt In memory of Kurt H. Wolff (1912-2003), my teacher and friend, who taught me about “Surrender.” …
  • Along the way we had seen large trunks of petrified trees lying in the sands, while on some of the rocky outcrops there were drawings of giraffes and other savanna animals incised into the soft sandstone - testifying to past veget…
  • Abu Balas is a prominent landmark in this desert, but I was glad that we continued past it that evening to look for another campground. We found a sheltered bay, surrounded by sandy slopes with a scattering of black rocks, much l…
  • The longer I was in the desert, the more I felt connected - to the dunes, to the tenderly embracing skies. After six days, I was becoming merged with the surrounding sea of sand - I had become a part of it, which is what happens …